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LL.M. Application Deadlines and Materials

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Application Deadlines
The application for the LL.M. class beginning in August 2021 is now open.

The application deadline for the LL.M. class beginning in August 2021 is December 1, 2020, at 11:59 p.m.,
U.S. Eastern time.

In addition to submitting the online LL.M. application by the deadline, applicants must make sure
that any other required documents (e.g., transcripts, TOEFL results) are sent out in time for delivery
to our office on or before the deadline. Please note that the application deadline will be strictly observed.
It is your responsibility to make certain that all required materials reach the Graduate Program office by the
deadline.

Application Materials
To apply to the LL.M. program, applicants must complete the Graduate Program’s online application. The
online application form asks applicants to provide information about themselves and the studies they
propose to pursue at Harvard. In addition, applicants must provide letters of recommendation from
professors and others who know their work, and transcripts from each university they have attended.

All applicants from non-English speaking countries who did not receive their full-time legal education
entirely in the English language must take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) examination
within two years prior to submitting their applications. The Graduate Program requires a minimum score
of 100 on the internet-based test (with a minimum score of 25 on each subsection).

The TOEFL is offered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) at locations around the world. For more
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information, please visit the ETS website . To ensure that your TOEFL score reaches the Harvard Law
School Graduate Program Admissions Office, please use the following reporting code: Institution code:
3457.

Applicants with at least two consecutive years of full-time university education conducted entirely in
English may request a waiver of the TOEFL exam; however, such waivers are very rare, and are granted at
the sole discretion of the Graduate Program.

Application Materials Checklist

Online application form

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CV/Résumé

Personal statement, parts (A) and (B)

Transcript(s) (including diplomas for all degrees that have been received)

Recommendations (at least two)

Official TOEFL report (if applicable; please note that we do not accept MyBest™ TOEFL score
reports)*

Financial Aid application (if applicable)

Application fee of US$85**

*Important information about TOEFL waivers: it is not possible to request a waiver of the TOEFL
requirement in advance of submitting an application, or by email. To request a waiver of the TOEFL
requirement, you will need to complete the TOEFL waiver request within the online application form and
submit the online application. Your request will not be considered until after all of your transcripts have
been received. Please note that TOEFL waivers are very rarely granted, and we do not recommend
requesting a waiver unless (1) you have completed at least two consecutive years of full-time university
education conducted entirely in English AND (2) your level of English fluency is near that of a native
speaker.

**Important information about application fee waivers: it is not possible to request a waiver of the
application fee in advance of submitting an application, or by email. To request a waiver of the application
fee, you will need to complete the application fee request within the online application form and submit the
online application. Your request will not be considered until after you have also submitted a complete
financial aid application. Please note that fee waivers are granted only for applicants with extreme financial
hardship, and never on a “merit” basis.

Links
1. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/
2. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/welcome/
3. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/administration-and-staff/
4. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/graduate-program-admissions-financial-aid/
5. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-admissions/
6. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-application-deadlines-and-materials/
7. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-tuition-and-financial-aid/
8. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/ll-m-admissions-covid-19-faq/
9. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-admissions-faq/
10. https://hls.harvard.edu/content/uploads/2020/09/Sample-2021-LLM-Application.pdf
11. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/sjd-admissions/
12. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/sjd-application-deadlines-and-materials/
13. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/financing-sjd-study-at-harvard-law-school/
14. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/vsvr-admissions/
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16. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/visiting-scholar-visiting-researcher-program-invitation-letters-an
d-early-decisions/
17. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/vsvr-program-cost/
18. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/apply/
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19. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-profiles/
20. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/student-life/
21. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-program/
22. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-degree-overview/
23. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/llm-degree-requirements/
24. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/academic-resources/
25. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/admitted-ll-m-students/
26. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/sjd-program/
27. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/sjd-program-of-study/
28. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/current-sjd-candidates/
29. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/connect-with-sjd-alumni/
30. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/sjd-teaching-and-fellowship-opportunities/
31. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/sjd-academic-life/
32. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/byse-fellowships/
33. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/visiting-scholar-visiting-researcher-program/
34. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/alumni/
35. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/make-a-gift-to-the-graduate-program/
36. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/international-postgraduate-research-program/
37. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/gphandbook/
38. https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/graduate-program/contact-us/
39. https://ets.org/toefl

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